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RE: [xsl] Proposed syntax for namespace binding in XPath

From: "Michael Kay" <mike@------------>
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Date: 4/2/2007 9:46:00 AM
> Is it possible to just match on prefix, regardless of binding?  eg,
> 
> "foo:bar"
> 
> ...will match any bar node prefixed with foo - the calling 
> app doesn't care what "foo" is bound to in the XML, as long 
> that's the prefix.
> 
> If that's possible, that would be a really useful option.

Useful maybe, but that one would definitely be a non-conformance with the
spec. It's also one of those things that's "useful" in the sense that it
provides the user with lots of rope to hang himself with; I think the pain
caused by abuse of the facility would far exceed the net gain.

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/


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